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Originally Posted by Daves55Sedan
PS; I'm keeping my Ford-O-Matic, FOREVER.
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I drove my 55 when I was 16/17 years old with the Ford-O-Matic EVERY DAY back in the late 80's early 90's. The cast iron casing and the internals are near bullet proof that is for sure, but the rpm's are quite high on the Interstate and four lane highways around me. Going 65 mph (or more) was putting me at pretty high RPM... right around 3K or so.
Installing Ford's 3 speed with overdrive unit will help out the RPM situation and bring down the revs at sustained highway speeds. Plus, I would get a weight bonus and I simply enjoy swapping gears with a "3 on the tree"!
The Fordomatic will be kept in storage as will all linkage, etc. - I don't plan to scrap it, sell it, or get rid of it.